Neptune Beach is a beachfront city east of Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of Duval County communities consolidated with Jacksonville in 1968, Neptune Beach, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Baldwin remained quasi-independent. Like those other municipalities, it maintains its own municipal government but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and are represented on the Jacksonville city council. The population was 7,217 at the 2020 census. Neptune Beach is the smallest of the Jacksonville Beaches communities. it is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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How Neptune Beach ranks

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#10Most active in FL #13Healthiest in FL #20Fewest uninsured in FL All FL rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code32266

Area code904

Living in Neptune Beach

Housing in Neptune Beach

$791K▲ 6.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Neptune Beach home is worth about $791,000, up 6.7% in a year, 111% above the Florida typical home.

Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Neptune Beach

Safety Grade B

Neptune Beach reports less crime per resident than 58% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Neptune Beach 0.7

Florida 2.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Neptune Beach 12.6

Florida 10.8

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Neptune Beach

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Most working residents leave Neptune Beach for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Jacksonville (55%), Jacksonville Beach (8%) and Palm Valley (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Jacksonville

55%

Jacksonville Beach

Palm Valley

Atlantic Beach

6%Work in townlive and work in Neptune Beach 13 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 2,283Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Neptune Beach

Health Grade A

Healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Florida

15better than FL·3worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▲ 1▼ 4 close Habits 2▲ 1▼ 1 close Care 4▲ 1▼ 2 close Mind 2▲ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

7.1%Fewer uninsured adultsFL 15.9% · better 6.6%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethFL 12.7% · better 18.2%More binge drinkersFL 14.6% · worse

Care nearby

Baptist Medical Center BeachesJacksonville Beach · 2.7 mi · ER

Duval Family Health Center - BeachesJacksonville Beach · 2.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Neptune Beach · CMS · HRSAHealth in Neptune Beach →

Natural hazards in Neptune Beach

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🥶 Cold waves

59Does Neptune Beach flood?paid flood claims since 1979 14Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Neptune Beach MapNeptune Beach vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Neptune Beach

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Neptune Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of.

66° / 49°Winter

77° / 61°Spring

89° / 74°Summer

79° / 65°Fall

How much snow does Neptune Beach get?Almost none.Rain & snow →Does it ever freeze?In about 67% of years.Frost →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.5° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Neptune Beach

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School Grade C+

The public schools Neptune Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#202Best public schoolsof 488 in FL

DistrictDUVALSchools4

Neptune Beach Elementary School AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 803 students Duncan U. Fletcher High School B-High · Grades 9–12 · 2,184 students Beaches Chapel SchoolOther · Grades K–12 · 255 students New Leaf School for ChangeOther · Grades 6–11 · 11 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within FL. Ratings are from neighbors.